Calls for papers

 

International Journal of Public Policy

 

Special Issue on: “Public Affairs Informatics Research – III”

Guest Editor: Professor Thomas T.H. Wan, University of Central Florida, USA

The objective of this special issue is to assemble research and scholarly works that contribute to the theoretical and empirical knowledge base for identifying policy and informatics programs that will improve the performance of service organisations and enhance the well-being of communities. The specific aims of this issue are to:

• Explicate an interdisciplinary focus in public affairs informatics and performance improvement research
• Establish a close collaboration and partnership with the public service sector that will enhance the development of innovative research
• Transfer knowledge developed from interdisciplinary research, pertaining to public affairs informatics and performance improvement, to evidence-based public service management and practice

The integration of the principles and methodological approaches of diverse disciplines in conducting scientific studies may lead to the creation of evidence-based knowledge for improving public services and to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of service organisations.

This special issue will bring together leading emergency management practitioners to share their scholarship and strategic agenda for resolving the most urgent emergency disaster management and planning issues of our time. The call for papers invites scholars and researchers to address best-practice solutions for perfecting community and national proactive responses for emergency disaster preparedness, specifically: traumatic stress and emergency management, a critique of current emergency management policy, planning for disasters and catastrophe response, and building a culture of preparedness.

Subject Coverage
Topics suitable for the issue include, but are not limited to:

• The development of theoretically informed and empirically validated models to improve performance of public service problems
• Informatics research and its application to the investigation of determinants and consequences of public services
• The interdisciplinary collaboration contributing to the theoretical and knowledge base for improving the performance of service organisations
• Evidence-based management and practice in public affairs
• Scientific knowledge on how to enhance equity, efficiency, quality, and effectiveness of public service organisations, using confirmatory approaches
• The development and use of decision support systems in public affairs

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Papers Submission section under Author Guidelines

Important Dates

Last Date of Submission of Manuscripts: November 30, 2006

Notification of Acceptance of Manuscripts: February 28, 2007

Last Date for Submission of Final/Camera Ready Paper: April 30, 2007